Michael B. Landau
Professor of Law Emeritus- Education
Fulbright Scholar, IPR University Center, Univ. of Helsinki
Fulbright Professor, HANKEN Swedish School of Business and Economics
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
Certificate in International Copyright, University of Amsterdam
Certificate in International Arbitration, Johannes Kepler University
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
- Specializations
- Biography
Michael Landau, professor of law emeritus, was co-director of the Center for Intellectual Property. Landau developed the College of Law’s intellectual property curriculum and is the faculty advisor to the Intellectual Property Law Society.
Landau teaches Copyrights, Trademarks and Unfair Competition, Patents, Computers & the Law (survey), Computer Law Seminar, Art and Entertainment Law, Advanced Intellectual Property Seminar.
Landau’s J.D. is from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he won the Nathan Burkan Memorial Copyright Award, sponsored by ASCAP. In 2015 he was awarded the “IP Legends Award,” chosen by GSU, GA Tech, the State Bar of Georgia, and the Atlanta Bar. In 2009, he was awarded the “Excellence in Intellectual Property Award,” by the GSU IP Advisory Board. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the IPR Center of the University of Helsinki and a Fulbright Professor of Law at the HANKEN Swedish School of Business and Economics.
Prior to entering academia, he practiced law with the New York firms of Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, representing entertainment, technology, and media clients.
Landau is an internationally recognized authority on intellectual property and entertainment law issues. Since Alexander Lindey’s death, since 1991, he has been the author of the eleven-volume treatise, Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts: Agreements and the Law, one of the leading reference sets in its field. The Entertainment Law Review called the set “monumental” and “the perfect reference guide for the international entertainment lawyer.” Landau also writes the Copyright and Trademark Sections of West’s Federal Administrative Practice Manual as well as the Annual Supplements to Entertainment Law - Revised Edition. In addition to his books, Landau has had more than 50 articles and book chapters on topics related to intellectual property, art law, entertainment law, and freedom of expression published in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Finland, and the Netherlands.
Landau also lectures extensively and has presented papers or has been an invited guest lecturer at numerous law schools in the United States, Europe, and Asia including Georgetown, NYU, George Washington, Vanderbilt, Emory, Tulane, Ohio State, Michigan State, the University of London, the London School of Economics, Cambridge University, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Durham, the University of Amsterdam Institute for Information Law, and The International Intellectual Property Law Conference in Hong Kong and Macau. He regularly speaks for the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, and the American Bar Association.
Before he was a lawyer, Prof. Landau was a professional musician. He was also the owner of New York Singing Telegrams and Balloons-To-Go.
- Publications
Books
Michael B. Landau & Alexander Lindey, 1992-2005 Supplement to Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts Entertainment Law (2d ed., Thomson West 2005).
Michael B. Landau & Alexander Lindey, Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts: Agreements and the Law (3rd ed., Thomson West 2004-) (updated three times a year).
Robert Fremlin & Michael Landau, Entertainment Law (Rev. ed., West 2003 & Supp. 2004-) (updated annually).
Michael B. Landau & Alexander Lindey, Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts: Agreements and the Law, (2000-2003), available at Lindey Entertainment Law Forms on CD-ROM (West).
Michael B. Landau & Charles McManis, 4 West’s Federal Administrative Practice (3d. ed., West Group 1999 & Supp. 2000-) (updated annually).
Michael B. Landau, Licensing Law Handbook: Motion Pictures, Television & Radio (1997-1998 ed., West Group 1997).
Michael B. Landau & Alexander Lindey, Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts: Agreements and the Law (West 1996-1999).
Robert Fremlin & Michael B. Landau, Entertainment Law (Clark Boardman Callaghan 1992-1996, West Group 1996-2004 & Supp. 1992-2005).
Michael B. Landau & Alexander Lindey, Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts: Agreements and the Law (2d ed., Clark Boardman Callaghan 1992-1996, West Group 1996-2004).
Book Chapters
Michael B. Landau, The Astounding Growth of "Big Tech" and the Lack of Enforcement of the Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and Contract Laws, in Entertainment, Publishing, & the Arts Handbook (Karen B. Tripp, ed. West 2021) (originally published at 31 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 1 (2020)).
Michael B. Landau, The Astounding Growth of "Big Tech" and the Lack of Enforcement of the Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and Contract Laws, in 1B Lindey on Ent., Publ. & the Arts § 3:11.10 (3d ed. 2021) (originally published at 31 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 1 (2020)).
Michael B. Landau, Intermediary Liability in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in Intellectual Property Law and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Christopher Heath, Anselm Kamperman Sanders, & Anke Moerland, eds. 2020).
Michael B. Landau, Joint Works Under United States Copyright Law: Judicial Legislation Through Statutory Misinterpretation, in Alexander Lindey & Michael B. Landau, Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts (3d ed. 2018) (republication of 54 IDEA: Intell. Prop. J. 157 (2014)).
Michael B. Landau, State Sovereign Immunity and Intellectual Property Revisited, 1 Alexander Lindey & Michael B. Landau, Lindey on Entertainment, Publ. & the Arts § 1:115 (3d ed. 2016) (republication of 54 IDEA 157 (2014)).
Michael Landau & Donna K. Lewis, Issues and Best Practices in Connection With Educational Resources and Other Materials in the "Cloud", 7 Alexander Lindey & Michael B. Landau, Lindey on Entertainment, Publ. & the Arts § 19:269.90 (3d ed. 2014) (republication of 24 Fordham Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 627 (2014)).
Niklas Bruun and Michael B. Landau, University and Employees' Inventions in Europe and the United States, in Nanotechnology Commercialization for Managers and Scientists (Wim Helwegen & Luca Escoffier eds., 2012).
Michael Landau, Censorship, Art and the Law: The Judicial Recent Trend to Protect Free Expression, in Potentially Harmful: The Art of American Censorship (Cathy Byrd ed., Georgia State University, 2006).
Michael B. Landau, Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Corp.: The Need for Stronger Protection for Attribution Rights in the United States, in Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook (Robert Thorne ed., West, 2006).
Michael B. Landau, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Protection for Creative Content or a Tool for Unfair Competition?, in Intellectual Property Beyond Rights (Niklas Bruun ed., WSOY, 2005).
Michael B. Landau, Theatrical Agreements, in Theater Law (Carolina Press, 2004).
Michael B. Landau, Questions and Answers About the Napster Case, in Understanding Computer Ethics (Pearson Education UK, 2004).
Michael B. Landau, Copyright, the First Amendment, and the Right of Publicity: The Expansion of “Transformative Uses”, in Legal Problems of Museum Administration (ALI-ABA 2003).
Michael B. Landau, Questions and Answers About the Napster Case, in Understanding Computer Ethics (Prentice Hall, 2003).
Michael B. Landau, Digital Downloads, Copy Codes, and Other New Developments in U.S. Copyright Law, in International Intellectual Property Law & Policy (2002).
Michael B. Landau, The DMCA and Access Rights, in 2002 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update (Aspen, 2002).
Michael B. Landau, Electronic Rights, Revisions, and Copyright Law, in 2001 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update (Aspen, 2001).
Michael B. Landau, It’s Yours, It’s Mine, It’s Ours?: Problems with Recent Determinations of Joint Work, in 2000 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update (Aspen, 2000).
Michael B. Landau, Copyright, Sound Recordings, and Musical Compositions, in 1998 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update (Aspen, 1998).
Michael B. Landau, Trademark Protection for Color after the Supreme Court's Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co. Decision, in 1996 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update (John Wiley, 1996).
Articles
Michael B. Landau, The Astounding Growth of "Big Tech" and the Lack of Enforcement of the Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and Contract Laws, 30 Alb. L. J. Sci. & Tech., no. 3, 2020, at 1.
Michael Landau & Donna K. Lewis, Issues and Best Practices in Connection with Educational Resources and Other Materials in the "Cloud", 24 Fordham Intell. Prop., Media & Ent. L.J. 627 (2014).
Michael Landau, New Technology, New Media, New Markets: The Continuing Importance of Contract and Copyright, 26 Int'l Rev. L., Comp. & Tech. 257 (2012).
Michael Landau, State Sovereign Immunity and Intellectual Property Revisited, 22 Fordham Intell. Prop., Media & Ent. L.J. 513 (2012).
Michael B. Landau, Who Has the Burden to Police for Counterfeit Merchandise? Tiffany v. eBay, Inc., IPR Info, 3/2008, https://www.iprinfo.com/julkaisut/iprinfo-lehti/lehtiarkisto/2008/IPRinfo_3-2008/fi_FI/Who_Has_the_Burden_to_Police_for_Counterfeit_Merchandise/.
Michael B. Landau, What if the Anti-Bootlegging Statutes are Upheld Under the Commerce Clause?, 2008 Mich. St. L. Rev. 153 (2008).
Michael B. Landau, Fitting U.S. Copyright Law Into the International Scheme: Foreign and Domestic Challenges to Recent Legislation, 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 847 (2007).
Michael B. Landau, Live Musical Performance Right in the United States: KISS Epilogue, IPR Info (3/2006).
Michael B. Landau, Fair Use Under U.S. Copyright Law: The Need for Clarity and Consistency, IPR Info (Sept. 2006).
Michael B. Landau, Constitutional Impediments to Protecting the Live Musical Performance Right, IPR Info (4/2005).
Michael B. Landau, Copyrights, Moral Rights, and the End of the Right of Attribution Under US Trademark Law, 19 Int'l Rev. L., Computers & Tech. 37 (2005).
Michael B. Landau, Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox: The Need for Stronger Protection for Attribution Rights in the United States, 61 N.Y.U. Ann. Surv. Am. L. 273 (2005).
Michael B. Landau & Joan L. Dillon, Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana: Still More Interesting for What It Did Not Decide, 94 Trademark Rep. 944 (2004).
Michael B. Landau, Copyright, the First Amendment, and the Right of Publicity: The Expansion of “Transformative Uses”, Computer & Internet Law., Mar. 2004, at 13.
Michael B. Landau, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Protection of Creative Content or a Tool for Unfair Competition?, IPR Info, 2004.
Michael B. Landau, Silencing Content Providers: They’re Coming From Everywhere and Under Every Theory, 17 Int'l Rev. L., Computers & Tech. 285 (2003).
Michael B. Landau, Digital Music Downloads and Copyright Infringement, 758 PLI/PAT 405 (2003).
Michael B. Landau, Digital Downloads, Access Codes, and US Copyright Law, 16 Int'l Rev. L., Computers & Tech. 149 (2002).
Michael B. Landau, Has the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Really Created a New Exclusive Right of Access?: Attempting to Reach a Balance Between Users’ and Content Providers’ Rights, 49 J. Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. 277 (2001).
Michael B. Landau, The DMCA’s Chilling Effect on Encryption Research, Legal Info. for Internet Prof (Sept. 2001).
Michael B. Landau, The Importance of Electronic Rights Revisited, Legal Info. for Internet Prof (Aug. 2001).
Michael B. Landau, Questions and Answers About the Napster Case, Legal Info. for Internet Prof (May 2001).
Michael B. Landau, The Importance of Electronic Rights Revisited, ABA Young Law. Div. Intell. Prop. & Internet L. Comm. Newsl., Wtr. 2001, at 3.
Michael B. Landau, Trademark Law and Hi-Tech Product Design, Legal Info. for Internet Prof (July 2000).
Michael B. Landau, Ownership Issues in Copyright Law, Legal Info. for Internet Prof (April 2000).
Michael B. Landau, “Publication,” Musical Compositions, and the Copyright Act of 1909: Still Crazy After All These Years, 2 Vand. J. Ent. L. & Prac. 29 (2000).
Michael B. Landau, The Importance of Obtaining “Electronic Publishing Rights”, Legal Info. for Internet Prof (Jan. 2000).
Michael Landau & Donald E. Biederman, The Case for a Specialized Copyright Court: Eliminating the Jurisdictional Advantage, 21 Hastings Comm. & Ent. L. J. 717 (1999).
Michael Landau, Personal Jurisdiction on the Internet: Does World-Wide Volkswagen Ride on the Information Superhighway? (Part II), Licensing L. & Bus. Rep., Mar.-Apr. 1998, at 9.
Michael Landau, Personal Jurisdiction on the Internet: Does World-Wide Volkswagen Ride on the Information Superhighway? (Part I), Licensing L. & Bus. Rep., Jan.-Feb. 1998, at 1.
Michael B. Landau, Problems Arising Out of the Use of “www.trademark.com”: The Application of Principles of Trademark Law to Internet Domain Name Disputes, 13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 455 (1997).
Michael B. Landau, Reconciling Qualitex with Two Pesos: Ambiguity and Inconsistency From the Supreme Court, 3 UCLA Ent. L. Rev. 219 (1996).
Michael B. Landau, Trademark Protection for Color Per Se after Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.: Another Grey Area in the Law, 2 UCLA Ent. L. Rev. 1 (1995).
Michael Landau, Use of Genetic Testing by Employers and Insurance Companies, 3 Dick. J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y 105 (1994).
Michael B. Landau, Multicellular Vertebrate Mammals as "Patentable Subject Matter" under 35 U.S.C. § 101: Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts or an Open Invitation for Abuse?, 97 Dick. L. Rev. 203 (1993).
Michael B. Landau, Sovereign Immunity and U.S. Patent and Copyright Law, 7 Intell. Prop. J. 204 (1992).
Michael Landau, The Patentability of Animals: Multicellular Vertebrate Mammals as "Patentable Subject Matter", Animal L. Rep., Mar. 1991, at 2.
Susan R. Reiss & Michael B. Landau, Licensee Standing to Prosecute in Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Claims, J. Proprietary Rts., Nov. 1990, at 16.
Kenneth A. Plevan & Michael B. Landau, Growing Trend Toward Limiting Capacity to Protect Compilations, Nat'l L. J., Aug. 20, 1990, at 14.
Michael Landau, Colourization, Copyright and Moral Rights: A U.S. Perspective, 5 Intell. Prop. J. 215 (1990).
Michael B. Landau, "Works Made for Hire" After Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid: The Need for Statutory Reform and the Importance of Contract, 9 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L. J. 107 (1990).
Michael Landau, The Colorization of Black-and-White Motion Pictures: A Grey Area in the Law, J. Arts Mgmt. & L., Fall 1989, at 61.
Michael B. Landau, The Colorization of Black-and-White Motion Pictures: A Grey Area in the Law, 22 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 1161 (1989).
Popular Press
Michael B. Landau, James A. Trigg, & Lawrence Nodine, Dancers & Superheroes Meet Copyright Law, Fulton County Daily Rep., Feb. 28, 2005, at B1.
Michael B. Landau, Joseph M. Beck, & Gregory J. Kirsch, The End of Free Music, Fulton County Daily Rep., Oct. 18, 2004, at B1.
Michael B. Landau, Trademark Tensions: Where to Draw the Line on Whether Pop-Up Advertisements Are Actionable-or Just Annoying, Fulton County Daily Rep., Feb. 16, 2004, at B1.
Constance S. Huttner & Michael B. Landau, In Patent Suits; For Now, States Have Immunity, Nat'l L.J., Oct. 7, 1991, at 24.
Michael B. Landau, First-to-File or First-to-Invent: The Unique Policy of the United States in Determining Priority of Patent Ownership, Va. Law. Wkly., Nov. 11, 1990, at 1.
Unpublished Papers
Michael B. Landau, Personal Jurisdiction on the Internet: Does World Wide Volkswagen Ride on the Information Superhighway?, ABA Intellectual Property Law Section, Working Papers on CD (1998).